From July through December of 2019, there were six homes sold, with a median sale price of $80,000 - a 8.8% increase over the $73,524 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were eight homes sold in Ava in the second half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Ava for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $1,082, approximately 1.4% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2019.
The following table compares Ava to other Jackson County cities in the second half of 2019:
| City | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makanda | 2 | 10 | -80% | $222,500 | $115,500 | 92.6% |
| Harrison | 2 | 6 | -66.7% | $127,500 | $37,250 | 242.3% |
| Carbondale | 87 | 82 | 6.1% | $118,500 | $102,000 | 16.2% |
| Elkville | 4 | 4 | 0% | $107,000 | $72,850 | 46.9% |
| Murphysboro | 61 | 64 | -4.7% | $80,500 | $73,310 | 9.8% |
| Ava | 6 | 8 | -25% | $80,000 | $73,523.50 | 8.8% |
| De Soto | 6 | 5 | 20% | $70,500 | $72,000 | -2.1% |
| Campbell Hill | 3 | 2 | 50% | $33,000 | $145,500 | -77.3% |
| Grand Tower | 1 | 0 | - | $22,500 | $0 | - |
| Vergennes | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $10,000 | $45,000 | -77.8% |
| Dowell | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $6,000 | -100% |
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